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HUNT SABOTEURS ASSOCIATION: DESIGNED BY ACTIVISTS FOR ACTIVISTS! Back in 1963, the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) was created by people who saw the need for an organisation using direct action to combat the evils of hunting. www.huntsabs.org.uk/hunt-saboteu...

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DOVE VALLEY MINK HOUNDS – GET SWAMPED. The summer hunting (and sabbing) season is now under way, with a number of hunt sab groups stopping the Dove Valley Mink Hounds in Staffordshire on Saturday. www.huntsabs.org.uk/dove-valley-...

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THE HUNT SABOTEURS ASSOCIATION – FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS! www.huntsabs.org.uk/the-hunt-sab...

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CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST NORTH COTSWOLD HUNT Three Counties Hunt Saboteurs learned last week that charges against Oliver Dale — master and huntsman of the North Cotswold Hunt — for breaching the Hunting Act have been dropped. www.huntsabs.org.uk/charges-drop...

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THE CRUELTY OF MINK HUNTING: AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT www.huntsabs.org.uk/the-cruelty-...

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“IS THIS REALLY IT?” – MARGATE MAGISTRATES HARASSED BY KENT HOUNDS www.huntsabs.org.uk/is-this-real...

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VIOLENT HUNT THUG “SADDO SADDINGTON” ON THE RUN www.huntsabs.org.uk/violent-hunt...

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The Hunt Saboteurs Association has received leaked images and conversations from a closed Facebook group showing that there has been an outbreak of an unknown infectious disease across the Grove & Rufford hunt hounds. www.huntsabs.org.uk/hunt-kennels...

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NOT SO KEAN NOW: ANOTHER COTTESMORE HUNT THUG CONVICTED A hunt thug left Leicester Magistrates Court yesterday with a two year restraining order, following a prolonged campaign of violence and intimidation against hunt sabs. www.huntsabs.org.uk/not-so-kean-...

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A vote for Reform is a vote for Fox Hunting

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As the main fox hunting season is now at an end but vegetation is yet to fully obscure artificial earths then what better time to remind ourselves what to look out for when enjoying time in the countryside over the coming months. www.huntsabs.org.uk/artificial-e...

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CALL TO ACTION – FORESTRY ENGLAND: COMPLICIT IN STAG HUNTING! Last Tuesday, a young stag was killed by the Quantock Stag Hounds after a prolonged chase. Much of the hunt took place in land owned by Forestry England. www.huntsabs.org.uk/call-to-acti...

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UK HUNT SAB IN AMBUSH BY GREEK SHOOTERS www.huntsabs.org.uk/uk-hunt-sab-...

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Voters in next week’s Peterborough local elections have an unusual choice at the ballot box. Despite repeated public exposure and damning evidence of sexual misconduct, undercover spycop and one time infiltratror of the HSA, Andy Coles is running for councillor www.huntsabs.org.uk/hauled-over-...

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MINK HUNTING: WHAT IT IS… AND WHAT YOU SHOULD IF YOU SEE ONE! www.huntsabs.org.uk/mink-hunting...

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WEALLY GOOD NEWS: THE DEMISE OF THE WEALDEN MINK HOUNDS The Hunt Saboteurs Association is pleased to be able to confirm that the Sussex- based Wealden Minkhounds have disbanded. www.huntsabs.org.uk/weally-good-...

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SHOCKING SCALE OF BADGER PERSECUTION BY HUNTS REVEALED The wide scale persecution of badgers by hunts is revealed in new data seen by the Hunt Saboteurs Association. www.huntsabs.org.uk/shocking-sca...

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JUSTICE FOR THE PELSHAM FARM FOX www.huntsabs.org.uk/justice-for-...

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MARCH 2025 REVIEW: SEASONS & SABS KEEP ROLLING A summary of events over the last month. www.huntsabs.org.uk/march-2025-r...

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NORTH COTSWOLD HUNTSMAN OLIVER DALE CHARGED WITH A TRIO OF ILLEGAL HUNTING INCIDENTS Oliver Dale, huntsman and Master of the North Cotswold Hunt, has been charged with three instances of illegal hunting under the Hunting Act by Gloucestershire Police. www.huntsabs.org.uk/north-cotswo...

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‘SADISTIC’ FOX HUNTER ESCAPES REAL JUSTICE Sam Staniland, ex-huntsman of the Essex & Suffolk and Meynell & South Staffs Hunts, was sentenced on 10th April at Norwich magistrates court following his conviction on six charges of animal cruelty. www.huntsabs.org.uk/sadistic-fox...

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Yesterday, four members of the notorious Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt were found guilty at Weymouth Magistrates Court of hunting a wild mammal with dogs in breach of the Hunting Act. www.huntsabs.org.uk/another-four...

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Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt: Four men guilty of offences under the hunting act www.channel4.com/news/blackmo...

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The West Country is a popular holiday destination, known for its rolling hills and charming villages. But for some visitors the idyllic scenery can be shattered by an unexpected and brutal spectacle: a stag hunt. www.huntsabs.org.uk/stag-hunting...

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The HSA has been passed damning footage of the Derbyshire-based Dove Valley Mink Hounds attempting to illegally hunt and kill mink. The footage, taken last summer, shows hunt staff and others using a long, extendable pole to try to dislodge the animal from a tree www.huntsabs.org.uk/pole-positio...

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Gone, but never forgotten. Rest In Power Tom nwhsa.wordpress.com/2020/04/03/i...

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HUNTING hounds trespassing on a railway in Worcestershire were struck and killed by a train, say British Transport Police. malvernobserver.co.uk/news/three-h...

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MINK HUNTING SEASON IS UNDERWAY! Mink hunting has its roots in the ancient summer bloodsport of otter hunting. In 1978, the otter was granted protected legal status, despite the best efforts of the hunting lobby. www.huntsabs.org.uk/mink-hunting...

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Trail hunting is being used as a “smokescreen” for illegal fox hunting, a Labour MP has warned as he called for jail terms if organisers flout the rules. www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/nationa...

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We are now several weeks into the Spring Stag Hunting season. As opposed to the trophy hunting of Autumn Stag hunting, Spring Stag hunting is all about the sport of the chase, with a young stag between one and three years old being selected. www.huntsabs.org.uk/cruelty-and-...

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A lot has been going on up in the Lake District. We’ve seen two well-established sab groups, Lancashire Hunt Sabs and Cumbria Hunt Sabs merging to form one super group: Lake District Hunt Sabs. www.huntsabs.org.uk/the-fells-ha...

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SHRINKING SUPPORT FORCES SOMERSET HUNTS TO MERGE…AGAIN! In yet another blow to the hunting lobby, two Somerset hunts – the Weston & Banwell/West Somerset Vale Hunt (W&BWSV) & the Taunton Vale Harriers – have been forced to merge in a desperate attempt to survive www.huntsabs.org.uk/shrinking-su...

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SABS EYE IN THE SKY CAPTURES CROOME & WEST WARWICKSHIRE KILL www.huntsabs.org.uk/sabs-eye-in-...

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In what’s thought to be the first case of its kind in the UK, the hunt allegedly targeted the saboteurs’ drone with one of their own equipped with a wire and weight to entangle and disable the other drone. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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WARWICKSHIRE HUNT MEMBER GUILTY OF ILLEGAL FOX HUNTING! Warwickshire Hunt member Benjamin Halshall, 24, from Whatcote Road, Shipston- on-Stour, was yesterday found guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dogs after hounds were filmed killing a fox. www.huntsabs.org.uk/warwickshire...

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𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗬! 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗹 has just been found guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dogs after hounds were filmed killing a fox on 9 October 2023 by a member Three Counties Hunt Saboteurs He has been order to pay a fine of £2000 More to follow...

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The spycops saw infiltrating sab groups, not only as a valid purpose in and of itself but also as a stepping stone into not only the world of animal liberation but also class struggle, anti-fascist, and ecological groups. www.huntsabs.org.uk/the-spycops-...

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VEG OF DARKNESS: A SMASHING TIME AT THE GROVE & RUFFORD It was the final meet of the season for seasoned foxhunters the Grove & Rufford last Saturday. Sabs were on them all day and frustration boiled over – they were clearly determined to go out with a bang. www.huntsabs.org.uk/veg-of-darkn...

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On Saturday 8th March, Glasgow Hunt Sabs attended a meet of the Dumfriesshire & Stewartry (D&S) Hunt near the village of Thornhill, marking the first visit from sabs since the hunt’s formation in 2006. www.huntsabs.org.uk/dumb-dumfrie...

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Why Was A Serial Wildlife Criminal Allowed To Strike Again? www.huntsabs.org.uk/why-was-a-se...

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𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗-𝗨𝗣 www.huntsabs.org.uk/hunt-saboteu...

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The coursing of wildlife with sight hounds across the eastern counties hit the national headlines recently with the rampage of a gang of approximately 70 individuals in multiple vehicles across the countryside around Ely at the end of January. www.huntsabs.org.uk/hare-today-g...

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𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘! Spring has finally sprung…foxes will soon be giving birth to their cubs, hares are putting on their spectacular boxing displays, and the Hunt Saboteurs Association is having sale. Click here for deals! www.huntsabs.org.uk/hunt-saboteu...

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𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗕𝗬 𝗘𝗬𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗞𝗬 Check out the latest report by York Hunt Sabs www.huntsabs.org.uk/middleton-hu...

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🐾 Join the HSA at the Ealing Animals Fair this Saturday! 🐾 We’ll be there alongside amazing organisations, fighting for a kinder world for animals. Come say hi, learn more, and get involved! 📅 Saturday |📍Hanwell Methodist Church | 🎟️ Free Entry

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Today, Sam Staniland, the former huntsman of the Essex and Suffolk Hunt, appeared at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court facing six charges related to animal cruelty, including allowing dogs to fight with badgers and foxes. www.huntsabs.org.uk/ex-huntsman-...

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𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗞 Click through to see the video: www.huntsabs.org.uk/beaufort-hun...

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